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The past month has seen the release many affiliate mixtapes from artists all over the country. Check out all the tapes at www.enliten.me/mixtapes. If you have something you think should be on the site, contact us at www.enliten.me/contact – make sure you send your best work!

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This first tape is by an artist named B.I.T. out of Oregon. This tape has been a long time in the works, and the quality shines through. Mixtape artwork by Enliten! Download it now.

Here’s an update on what’s new in the Enliten world over the past few weeks as well as a look into the near future:

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On April 20th, Enliten Elite sponsored artists Amerikas Addiction dropped their newest mixtape titled “The Enlitened Ones”. Check it out on their personalized page at www.enliten.me/amerikasaddition and download the exclusive tape for free. You can also stream their tape here.

Also happening this week, DyMe-A-DuZiN announced his upcoming “20=X” mixtape, which will drop on Enliten in early May 2011 mid-June. This tape will be available exclusively for free download on his Elite page at www.enliten.me/dymeaduzin.

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As a reminder, Enliten is still dropping affiliate tapes that are available for free download at www.enliten.me/mixtapes. The most recent affiliate tape was dropped on April 20th by Spadez. Download that tape here or stream it here.

Finally, Enliten will be releasing a new mini-line titled “Spring into Summer” in early May 2011. Signup for the mailing list to be notified first – you can signup on the bottom our splash or homepage. This line will highlight some of our new tee designs including a collab tee with Lucratif.

This year saw the continuing evolution of the mixtape from simple album-promo to legitimate work of art. In fact, the following mixtapes are better than a majority of artists’ studio albums. They are too hard to rank, so without further ado… in no particular order. I’ve also included a 3-song sample of my favorite tracks from each:

Wiz had a very good year rising to become one of the hottest artists of 2010. Along the way, he signed a major deal with Atlantic Records. This mixtape is by far his best cumulative effort of the year.

Another artist that signed a major deal in 2010 (Warner Bros. Records), and another mixtape with the quality of an album. XV’s The Kid With The Green Backpack should be one of the best albums of 2011. Still don’t understand how XXL forgot about Vizzy last year.

The newest mixtape to make the list, B.o.B’s May 25thmixtape could probably be included alongside No Genreas well. B.o.B is one of those artists who arguably puts out better mixtapes than studio albums.

Chris Brown’s In My Zone and In My Zone 2 as well as Tyga’s Well Done mixtape are noteworthy, but what pushes this tape over-the-top is its introduction of Kevin McCall to a larger audience. How long until Chris Brown officially signs with Young Money?

J. Cole’s third official mixtape release might just be his best yet – and the others are pretty good. Like many of the artists above, J. Cole’s upcoming studio album, Cole World, is one of the most anticipated releases of 2011.